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the united states has been attacking these elements steadily in recent years through the use of drums and the elements are trying to find ways to strike back. a big maybe the timing is interesting because in the aftermath of the raid, pakistan- u.s. relations hit rock bottom. they're starting to improve, so maybe it is trying to rekindle those tensions. >> his id emboldening militants and pakistan? >> there is a dynamic between afghanistan and pakistan. the united states as tried to get some of these elements to negotiate a peace settlement and they have been unwilling to do that. notwithstanding the united states strategy to appeal some of the elements of the violence strategy in the political process, this war continues. >> can you tell us about the location of today's attack? >> is a major pakistan the city. and what makes it a significant is the proximity to the largely under-governed tribal areas. that is where they are based, where the taliban escape to in the aftermath of u.s. and international intervention. it is the remaining safe haven where these elements are able to operat
the united states has been attacking these elements steadily in recent years through the use of drums and the elements are trying to find ways to strike back. a big maybe the timing is interesting because in the aftermath of the raid, pakistan- u.s. relations hit rock bottom. they're starting to improve, so maybe it is trying to rekindle those tensions. >> his id emboldening militants and pakistan? >> there is a dynamic between afghanistan and pakistan. the united states as tried to...
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in the united states, kindle has got about 22% of the market there. now, this is coming out of the states. it's going worldwide. and stuart miles, who comes from pocketlint.com, this is what he said, was so important about this particular market. >> it's a very fierce market. everyone wants to be -- apple rules the nest, unfortunately, in that place, but everyone is thinking, hey, we want a piece that have pie, and what you're seeing is lots of smaller tablets, seven-inch devices over the kindle fire, and kindle fire comes in seven inches, and also an 8.9 version smile. but doing it smaller means a cheaper device, and that's where they're hopefully going to win out against apple, which is a lot more expensive. >> the interesting thing is that some people think -- nobody knows about these things yet, but apple could be out with a rival in just a week's time. >> and then what? does price really matter now? >> yes, to some. i mean, if you want to give -- if you've got an apple and you want to give it to a child, because it's much easier if you give them
in the united states, kindle has got about 22% of the market there. now, this is coming out of the states. it's going worldwide. and stuart miles, who comes from pocketlint.com, this is what he said, was so important about this particular market. >> it's a very fierce market. everyone wants to be -- apple rules the nest, unfortunately, in that place, but everyone is thinking, hey, we want a piece that have pie, and what you're seeing is lots of smaller tablets, seven-inch devices over the...
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today in the united states and many places around the world, people stopped to mark the of the 11th anniversary of the september 11 attacks in which nearly 3000 were killed. the president led a moment of silence this morning and then traveled to the pentagon for a ceremony there. in new york, people gathered at the memorial's where twin towers once stood. more than a decade later, where does the greatest threat remained? i spoke with a senior fellow at the center for american progress. before i get to where we are 11 years on, here we are at the council of in ben ghazi in libya, a country that americans helped to liberate from colonel gaddafi, being stormed. it is an indication, is in it, of how strong muslim feelings are around the world and that they can turn against the u.s.? >> yes, and is similar to what we have seen in the -- in afghanistan over the last few years when we have seen the koran being destroyed. or other things like this pastor with inflating opinions. even when we use our military might, we do not necessarily win friends and influence people if we are not sensitive to these
today in the united states and many places around the world, people stopped to mark the of the 11th anniversary of the september 11 attacks in which nearly 3000 were killed. the president led a moment of silence this morning and then traveled to the pentagon for a ceremony there. in new york, people gathered at the memorial's where twin towers once stood. more than a decade later, where does the greatest threat remained? i spoke with a senior fellow at the center for american progress. before i...
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people here in this conservative religious society were already hostile to the united states. now the offensive american video has caused a surge of anger and the pakistan government has given them a national holiday to take the street. >> protest against that anti-islamic film continue in other parts of the world, including the malaysian capital. police say more than 2,000 people protested in front of the u.s. embassy. google has blocked access to clips of the u.s. produced film in malaysia. one muslim makes up 60% of the population. protests were also seen in thailand where once again, the u.s. embassy in bangkok was the focus of protest. nearly 1,000 people gathered there peacefully demonstrating about that film. in the middle east, the city of basra in southern iraq has seen large scale protest. thousands took to the street to demonstrate and burn the u.s. and israeli flag. this has been a largely peaceful gathering. violence has been targeted over a paris-based magazine published a series of cartoons of the prophet muhammad. while france has closed embassy, consulates and
people here in this conservative religious society were already hostile to the united states. now the offensive american video has caused a surge of anger and the pakistan government has given them a national holiday to take the street. >> protest against that anti-islamic film continue in other parts of the world, including the malaysian capital. police say more than 2,000 people protested in front of the u.s. embassy. google has blocked access to clips of the u.s. produced film in...
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there's been no confirmation from the united states. the secretary of hillary clinton issued a statement. but she added there is no justification for violence. emily buchanon has more. >> inferno overnight at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. militants stormed the compound and set fire to buildings. it's not clear yet how the ambassador died, but reports suggests his car may have come under rocket attacks as he and others were trying to escape. the anger was sparked by a provocative film made by an israeli american about the life of the prophet muhammad. >> my name is christopher stevens and i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. >> the american ambassador of christopher stevens had a lifelong interest in the middle east. he had been in libya for less than four months after taking up his post in may. the killings was strongly condemned by libya's general national congress. it's not clear who is responsible. some suggest hard line groups. but the country's deputy interior minister accused realm thans for testing about the treatment of gadda
there's been no confirmation from the united states. the secretary of hillary clinton issued a statement. but she added there is no justification for violence. emily buchanon has more. >> inferno overnight at the u.s. consulate in benghazi. militants stormed the compound and set fire to buildings. it's not clear yet how the ambassador died, but reports suggests his car may have come under rocket attacks as he and others were trying to escape. the anger was sparked by a provocative film...
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here in united states, the presidential races in high gear. today it was the release of mitt .omney's 2011 tax returns republican nominee paid $1.9 million in taxes, working out to our rate of just over 14%. critics say romney should release more returns, but so far he has resisted doing so. if a debate of something so dry as tax returns makes people so angry, but there is a wonder if the two sides will ever work together. we have more on where the battle lines are drawn. >> the highs, the lows, the ever-changing landscape of the miami skyline. many small time americans feel that miami it looks to alien, to gleaming. in 2012, as in previous elections, all eyes are on this day. but who cares? or are we missing the bigger picture? this country has essentially become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami-dade colleges the biggest in the nation, 175,000 students, many of them from minorities. all of them poured out on the streets in this massive voter registration drive, a drive that comes after court battles over access -- what ideas do
here in united states, the presidential races in high gear. today it was the release of mitt .omney's 2011 tax returns republican nominee paid $1.9 million in taxes, working out to our rate of just over 14%. critics say romney should release more returns, but so far he has resisted doing so. if a debate of something so dry as tax returns makes people so angry, but there is a wonder if the two sides will ever work together. we have more on where the battle lines are drawn. >> the highs,...
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here in united states, the presidential races in high gear. today it was the release of mitt .omney's 2011 tax returns republican nominee paid $1.9 million in taxes, working out to our rate of just over 14%. critics say romney should release more returns, but so far he has resisted doing so. if a debate of something so dry as tax returns makes people so angry, but there is a wonder if the two sides will ever work together. we have more on where the battle lines are drawn. >> the highs, the lows, the ever-changing landscape of the miami skyline. many small time americans feel that miami it looks to alien, to gleaming. in 2012, as in previous elections, all eyes are on this day. but who cares? or are we missing the bigger picture? this country has essentially become ungovernable. its politics are poisonous. miami-dade colleges the biggest in the nation, 175,000 students, many of them from minorities. all of them poured out on the streets in this massive voter registration drive, a drive that comes after court battles over access -- what ideas do
here in united states, the presidential races in high gear. today it was the release of mitt .omney's 2011 tax returns republican nominee paid $1.9 million in taxes, working out to our rate of just over 14%. critics say romney should release more returns, but so far he has resisted doing so. if a debate of something so dry as tax returns makes people so angry, but there is a wonder if the two sides will ever work together. we have more on where the battle lines are drawn. >> the highs,...
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, that the bond diplomatically between libya and the united states will not change because of the actions of a few that have taken place that claimed the lives of one of their officials. but they have been a very clear that they are essentially hunting down whoever was responsible for the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. they said that they would be working closely with the libyans. there are two american destroyers with in the vicinity of the libyan waters. american officials have described this as a precautionary measure. we will wait to see how olympians see it. -- how the libyans see it. we don't know if it will go down too well in benghazi as a matter of public opinion, but we will have to wait and see. >> voters in the netherlands have rejected the fringe parties and have given the vote to centrist parties. prime minister mark rutte says he will work to build a new coalition government. >> this is the man likely to lead the next coalition. the liberal leader is known as the teflon prime minister for his ability to emerge unscathed through times of crisis. today he is celebr
, that the bond diplomatically between libya and the united states will not change because of the actions of a few that have taken place that claimed the lives of one of their officials. but they have been a very clear that they are essentially hunting down whoever was responsible for the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. they said that they would be working closely with the libyans. there are two american destroyers with in the vicinity of the libyan waters. american officials have...
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a very fierce insurgent group that the united states has listed as a terror group and have said they will not sit down and have these discussions with them. >> thank you very much. theet's take a look at other stories making headlines. the presidents of sudan and south sudan have resumed talks about -- over the disputes that brought them close to war this year. they're trying to find a comprehensive agreement on issues like the border, security, and oil. the u.n. has threatened sanctions if a deal is not signed. the day after an avalanche in northern the paul with france, germany, and spain, at least one person died. they were engulfed by snow. one catholic in germany has opted out of paying a religious tax and has been denied religious burial. endorsed by the fact that it comes into effect today, this sharp increase for the number of germans who have decided not to pay. those are civilian casualties mounting in the conflict in syria. the syrian army is also seeing an increasing number of soldiers. many of them are in the western coastal region. a stronghold of the minority sect. the
a very fierce insurgent group that the united states has listed as a terror group and have said they will not sit down and have these discussions with them. >> thank you very much. theet's take a look at other stories making headlines. the presidents of sudan and south sudan have resumed talks about -- over the disputes that brought them close to war this year. they're trying to find a comprehensive agreement on issues like the border, security, and oil. the u.n. has threatened sanctions...
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most boats are going for the united states. stuffed with up to a ton of narcotics. hear, a crew tries to dump the evidence. securing those drugs is a key concern for cuba and i was given access to see how the guards operate. the boats we went out on have been confiscated from traffickers. this was a training drill put the troops are under orders to keep genuine drugs off the shores. >> if they cannot catch the smugglers, they chased them out of these waters. cuba passes on real time data to the u.s. to pick up the pursuit. it is reared team work for two old enemies. >> the drugs have been found and secured. the priority is making sure that real drugs do not make it onto the domestic market but cuba is so close to america that this policy makes it into a major obstacle for traffickers. a heavily policed to society, it is no surprise -- low supply means that marijuana can cost up to zero because wage. but some still see potential. >> we have noted that he high price of drugs has stimulated attempts to bring narcotics into cuba. there has been an increase in these oper
most boats are going for the united states. stuffed with up to a ton of narcotics. hear, a crew tries to dump the evidence. securing those drugs is a key concern for cuba and i was given access to see how the guards operate. the boats we went out on have been confiscated from traffickers. this was a training drill put the troops are under orders to keep genuine drugs off the shores. >> if they cannot catch the smugglers, they chased them out of these waters. cuba passes on real time data...
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the pakistani doctor who helped of the united states to locate osama bin laden's hideout has told a u.s. tv network that the country that is powerful -- powerful spy agency, isi among regards america as its worst enemy. in an interview from his present in bashar dr. shakil afridi said the deposed who interrogated him said he helped pakistan that a worst enemy, worse even than the indians. pretty extraordinary remarks if they stand up to scrutiny. >> yes, although that is how a lot of people imagine the pakistani intelligence agencies do you the world. a lot of pakistanis, indeed, the things that way as well. a great deal of anti-americanism here at the moment. but this is all focussed on dr. shakil afridi, a man arrested about 20 days after the raid in which osama bin laden was killed because he had set up a fake vaccination program, and the idea was that he somehow obtained a blood samples and dna samples from the bin laden compound in order to verify whether the al-qaeda leader was there are not. we are not clear about whether he was ever able to do that. we do not think he was. but e
the pakistani doctor who helped of the united states to locate osama bin laden's hideout has told a u.s. tv network that the country that is powerful -- powerful spy agency, isi among regards america as its worst enemy. in an interview from his present in bashar dr. shakil afridi said the deposed who interrogated him said he helped pakistan that a worst enemy, worse even than the indians. pretty extraordinary remarks if they stand up to scrutiny. >> yes, although that is how a lot of...
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the united states needs to be able to trust us as partners. >> what happens now at bagram with its controversial history surrounding the treatment of detainees will be closely watched in afghanistan and far beyond. >> joining us now is our correspondent jonathan beal. so clearly the americans, very concerned about these high risk detainees and the afghans not able perhaps to guarantee their security. >> yes, simply very surprising given that this agreement was signed six months ago. so today was just the form ceremony of handing over the detention facility. but still disputes over what should happen to some of these detainees, and america making clear they want to hold on, at least keep a foot in the door of bagram and to retain control of part of that prison and to continue, of course, cap suring insurgents, taking them there, questioning them, sbrer gating them and possibly handing them over to the afghans. i think the concern among human rights groups is you might have a situation, a detention facility where americans think -- that is not something that follows the legal process. essentially
the united states needs to be able to trust us as partners. >> what happens now at bagram with its controversial history surrounding the treatment of detainees will be closely watched in afghanistan and far beyond. >> joining us now is our correspondent jonathan beal. so clearly the americans, very concerned about these high risk detainees and the afghans not able perhaps to guarantee their security. >> yes, simply very surprising given that this agreement was signed six...
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as we can solve every problem in the world, the united states has not and will not dictate the outcome of a democratic transitions. >> with strong feeling and a new era of democracy, it's not as if they can. the protests have made the middle east and issue only six weeks away. with accusations that president obama approach has been weak. president obama could still call upon the egyptian president and other authoritarian arab springs. the american president -- he is the first arab in a crisis. now they needed to address both and a new friend to put in it. in his speech, he defended his response to the arab uprising and looking past the elections to a nuclear installations, they warn that time is running out. >> it is not a talent that can be contained. it will threaten the elimination of israel and the stability of the global economy. it also triggers a nuclear arms race in the region. that is why a coalition of countries is holding government accountable. that is what the united states must do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> iran also says it doesn'
as we can solve every problem in the world, the united states has not and will not dictate the outcome of a democratic transitions. >> with strong feeling and a new era of democracy, it's not as if they can. the protests have made the middle east and issue only six weeks away. with accusations that president obama approach has been weak. president obama could still call upon the egyptian president and other authoritarian arab springs. the american president -- he is the first arab in a...
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states. there is still a fundamental dispute between u.s. commanders and the afghan government over what sort of process the afghans will use to continue to detain inmates and how they're going to try to adjudicate the release of some of them. afghanistan does not have on its books any sort of laws to indefinitely detained people for security violations. will they seek to put some of them on trial and release others? >> it is symptomatic of the real breakdown in trust between washington and the afghan authorities in the run-up to this handover. >> what is particularly striking about today's event is that senior nato commanders did not show up. general allan, the american and passenger, none of them were there. it was left to a junior ranking officer to take the american position on the dais. >> at the same time, we have these reports coming now of one london-based group that the taliban are interested in negotiating and it was quickly denied. what do you read in the political side of this? >>
states. there is still a fundamental dispute between u.s. commanders and the afghan government over what sort of process the afghans will use to continue to detain inmates and how they're going to try to adjudicate the release of some of them. afghanistan does not have on its books any sort of laws to indefinitely detained people for security violations. will they seek to put some of them on trial and release others? >> it is symptomatic of the real breakdown in trust between washington...
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the 2010 census counted more than 50 million latinos in the united states. new mexico's former governor, bill richardson, who ran for president himself in 2008, says a threshold has been crossed. >> we're the real deal now. we've been the sleeping giant, but we've woken up, just because of our numbers. >> suarez: turnout is key. on average, latinos have lower incomes than other americans, lower education levels, and are younger than other americans. that fits the profile of all of which are part of the profile of non-voters. >> i think the challenge for the president and the democrats is to have at least the turn out they had four years ago, for any democrat to be elected president, you need 65% of the latino vote, if you go under, you are in trouble. >> suarez: the governor is relieved marco rubio isn't the g.o.p. vice presidential nominee, and that a close election goes to the president. today first lady michelle obama visited a gathering of latino delegates and elected officials. >> all of our ciz deser
the 2010 census counted more than 50 million latinos in the united states. new mexico's former governor, bill richardson, who ran for president himself in 2008, says a threshold has been crossed. >> we're the real deal now. we've been the sleeping giant, but we've woken up, just because of our numbers. >> suarez: turnout is key. on average, latinos have lower incomes than other americans, lower education levels, and are younger than other americans. that fits the profile of all of...
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states. in america, abu hamza is accused of planning at terrorist training camp in oregon and assisting hostage-taking. the former israeli prime minister ehud olmert has received a fine and a suspended sentence and the corruption case -- in the corruption case. roman catholics in germany who have opted out of paying the country's religious tax will not be denied holy communion -- will now be denied holy communion and religious burial. this brings the church about $6.5 billion per year. china has moved a step closer towards drawn a line under its biggest political scandal in decades -- drawing a line under its biggest political scandal in decades. we told you about the crime committed by the wife of bo xilai. one of the most powerful figures in the country was jailed today for 15 years. now officials can deal with bo xilai himself, who was once destined for a leadership role in the party. >> in just a few weeks, china will unveil a new leadership. the men who will govern 1/fifth -- 1/5 of huma
states. in america, abu hamza is accused of planning at terrorist training camp in oregon and assisting hostage-taking. the former israeli prime minister ehud olmert has received a fine and a suspended sentence and the corruption case -- in the corruption case. roman catholics in germany who have opted out of paying the country's religious tax will not be denied holy communion -- will now be denied holy communion and religious burial. this brings the church about $6.5 billion per year. china...